alena + robert :: greensboro engagement photographer

They met while in college, both working at the local Best Buy. Maybe it was those stunning blue polos that first attracted them to one another, but they quickly became the best of friends, meeting one another for breakfast each morning. Little did they know that these were the first of many dates in their future.

They laugh and giggle in that brand new, puppy love kind of way, despite that they've been together for years, as they tell me the story of their beginnings, each interjecting their own versions and arguing over who liked who first (Alena is certain that it was she who liked him).

I met up with Alena and Robert on the campus of their alma mater, NC A&T University in Greensboro, to take their engagement photos. Despite traveling until 2 a.m. the night before the shoot to get to Greensboro from their home in Washington D.C. and a long day of cake tasting and DJ meetings that didn't allow time for lunch, these two were a true pleasure to spend the afternoon with.

Robert and Alena - thank you for allowing me to spend the afternoon with you and being so wonderful! I'm looking forward to a great time and lots of great photographs at your wedding in August!

rainy-day shopping extravaganza :: greensboro photographer

So I realize that it's been quite awhile since I last blogged. Sorry folks! I promise I'm going to try to be better :)

The day started out dreary and rainy here in good ol' NC, so with no outdoor activities happening, my sweet husband agreed to take me shopping. Now, if you know me very well, you know that I love to shop but suffer from severe shopper's guilt/anxiety. While Josh is an expert at spending money :) (especially on electronics and gadgets which, mostly, couldn't interest me less), I have a very difficult time either deciding if I really want something or convincing myself that it's actually worth me spending the money on when I could put it toward the business, our new computer, savings, etc...

...Well today, I decided to put aside my incredible addiction to window shopping and do some real live, card-swiping, cash-swapping shopping for myself. We made a little trip to Banana Republic where we found Josh a couple of pairs of new pants, and I got a great new spring dress. Go there NOW - everything is 25% off! I may just have to go back myself and get this adorable straw fedora for my upcoming beach trip!

After roaming through several other stores and finding nothing of real interest (not to mention my coming to the sad realization that I was the oldest one by about 10 years in several of the stores I was popping in), we finally came to Williams-Sonoma (one of my absolute favorites), and Josh, without hesitation insisted that we stop in (have i mentioned that i love my husband?!). Ay yay yay... I warn you... this store is dangerous. After perusing through the random kitchen gadgets, colorful mixing bowls, and the Le Creuset not once, but twice, we escaped with only a pastry blender (the little u-shaped wiry thing that you use to mix pie crust), a handle-less rolling pin that i've been dying to get (my current rolling pin with the handles often results in a huge mess and excessive obscenities), and a new paddle-shaped cheese grater (due to J's extreme and somewhat exaggerated hatred for the 4-sided box grater).

It was a GREAT day, and we topped it off with grilled burgers (the sun finally came out!) and a nice, relaxing evening catching up on our shows from the week. Now... on to preparing for Josh's birthday celebration tomorrow (stay tuned for pics)!

Hoping all of you enjoy the rest of your weekend!

graphic design :: greensboro photographer

I jump at the chance to lend my creative skills to fellow small business owners, so when the ladies behind these two businesses asked me to help them design their logos, I was thrilled.

Kaley, co-owner of Studio 10 Consulting, is my former college roommate, was maid-of-honor in my wedding, and is one of my all-around very best friends. Kaley, and her co-owner and friend, Ashley, have more than 10 years of combined experience competing in the Miss America Organization and more than 30 years combined experience performing on stage, so they decided to pass their wisdom and advice along to others in hopes of helping them achieve their dreams! I was so excited to help these ladies develop some branding for their business.

Here are a few of the concepts that I developed....

Copyright 2011 Elizabeth Glessner

...before we finally decided on this:

Copyright 2011 Studio 10 Consulting

Learn more about Studio 10 Consulting here.

This next logo was designed for a client, owner of hoopLoveGSO, whose family I photographed last fall. Based in Greensboro, Kaiya and her husband offer hoopdance classes and workshops, performances, and custom crafted hoops.

Hot off the presses, we just finalized this design today:

   

Copyright 2011 hoopLoveGSO

I can't wait to see this design on some t-shirts! Learn more about hoopLoveGSO here.

Our next design project includes some brand new save-the-dates and engagement announcement designs - coming soon!